Vehicle-wheel.



Uurrnn sfrarss rsrnnr THOMAS B. JEFFEB-Yy `OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN; KATE E. JEFFERY, CHARLES T. JEFFERY, .AND lARGIi-D W. JEFFERY EXECUTORS 01T' SAM.) THGMAS B. JEFFREY,

DECEASED.

VEHCLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

atented Mar., 31.8, jig

To all whom it may concern,

Be it known that l, THOMAS B. Jnrrsnr,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Kenosha, county .of Kenosha, Slt-ate of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle-lillheels, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription ot' the same, such will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains toinalte and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ot' this specification.

My invention relates in general to vehicle wheels and more particularly to a detachable pneumatic-tire rim.

in the use of pneumatic tires inconvenience and labor are occasioned by punctures, as it is then necessary to remove the tire from the rim and secure thereon a new tire, or when a double tube tire is used it is necessary ito detach the outer casing from the rim and to remove and repair the punctured one, after which the tire must be 1nv Hated. Considerable Waste time and trouble are consequently occasioned by the puncture of any form of pneumatic tire owing to the necessity of removing the tire from the rim.

I:the primary object of my invention is to provide a vehicle wheel around which a fully inflated pneumatic tire may be quickly and easily secured, thereby avoiding the necessity ot repairing a punctured tire on the road and of initiating' the repaired tire, or a new one substituted for the punctured tire.

e. further object ot' my invention is to provide means :tor detachably securing pneumatic tire rim directly to the spokes of a wheel, thereby permitting a dat tire to be readily replaced oy a fully inliat-ed tire.

A further object of my invention is to provide a two-part pneumatic tire rim which may either be removed in its entirety from the` vehicle wheel. the spokes ci which it surrounds, or one part may be removed while the other part remains secured around the spokes.

A still further object oii my invention is to provide means for detacliahly securing a pneumatic tire to a vehicle wheel which will be simple in construction, inexpensive in manufacture and ellicieut in use.

The embodiment ci my invention herein disclosed may be generally described as comprisingf a two-part. metallic tire-rim located concentricall around ends of the spokes f. the rim is permanently and the other part i `plates E by suitable fastening devicc" ot' a vehicle wheel, a plate located in alinenient with and detzichaoly secured to each ot the wheel spokes, to which one part of detachalily secured, two-part spoke heads secured to the ends ot the spokes, the par-ts of each head adapted to removably engage a lug on the corresponding plate, and means for clamping the parts of each head to the interposed lug.

My invention will' be more Jully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the same is illustrated as embodied in a convenient and practical form and in which- Figure l is a side elevational view; Fig. 2 a' detail sectional View on line 2-2 Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 a sectional view Online 3-3 Fig. l.

The same referance characters are used to designate the same parts in the several figures of the drawing.

Reference character A indicates the hub of a vehicle wheelv around which radiate spokes a. A two-part spoke head E is secured. at the end of each of the spokes o by any suitable means, such for instance as a bolt or rivetb extending through alined holes in the two parts of the spoke-head and interposed spoke. flhe ends of the two parts of each spoke head B are provided with parallel llanges B between which is formed a dove-tail channel.

C and C2 indicate the two p posing a pneumatic tire rim ot type, a rim of t e clencher type for convenience.

D indicates a pneumatic tire surrcun" and detachably supported. in any sui-t manner upon the rim.

Secured to the inner surface of the are plates il alining with the spclr the wheel. To each of plates part C of the rim is permanently seo. hy suitable fastening devices, such for stance, as rivets o.' The other part the rim is detachably secured to each ct' for 'instance screws c2. Each of is provided with a dore-tail lug in is adapted to extend within the doi/et channel formed .between the flanges B on the ends of the two parts ofthe correspondingl spoke head. ln order that tile two parts of eac may be clamped tightly against.

h so ci? ig* E l beit b" extends through idee in tile [we 'vinte ef tn',

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ie inzannei ei@ und oper-fion e n'iy invention :ire zie iaiimvs: "iffiien it ie Y te reineffe the tn'e trein the wneeiE as im' inst-@infie when it, ims been gunetnieC-ii the eiightiy nnee en the e hee-tie 3 ci ings etiie' nn having n. pieviensiy iniizi'teri pneuie ,i wenn@ the Seine niej; then be 'See' e' te ne'entis et die speies ef the Wheel .ing the Sanne Internity se fnizt the Tefl inge E will pass Within the devenii eiizinneie eiineii between the ianges e tile tivo puits of the seveizii spoke heade., "ifi-iiien 'the riin has been ioented in proper ien inennd the ende 0i the spokes the en the' sei/eifel belts b are tightened ,e te clamp 'the flanges en the tive parte Spoke heads against the interposed i ieg Vhen it, is desired. 'te remove s. the rim Without einoving` the ft2 A Wheehtiie detaehabie part w may be disengaged from the sev- /e E by removing; the screws 02. The then be readiiy disengaged freni enti new tire piaeed eiennd i' Q' of the fiin andi subsequently t. `i portion C2 oit the 1' eo'ain .n tion eifeinid the plates i' te tiiein by iepiae Lig the eeiews C2.

"s et' my invention it ie poseibie e Buen es en automobile 'te ee'j/ -`e extie iiins 'with uiiy infinteft eifeunfi the Sani-e9 and when e s j ninetine te i'efidiy i'emeve its sup teem about', tiiewheei anti rene with ene the efgta rims n inflated tie, l'n this nrnn'ineix eeseiy te repen punlet'iied emi ei? 'te detach' the seme imm its et substitute ei-new tie around tile The delay and inconvenience ineient t punetuieii tife are consequently aveiciefi by my invention rim with ineted tiie thereon may eesiiy and qniekiy 1ne Substitnted foi a i'iing t'ne tire around which is piinetn'ed.

it is evident that by means et my invention e tie may be ieadiiy disconnected 'teem the Tim by i'emeifing; one of tne two peet-s et which the rim ie Composed.

iiiie ii have dese'ibeci more er lese preeisei-y the deteiis of construction, It die net Wish te be uncieieteeei es limiting@ myeeiif theieto, es eontempiete changes in tiiepieportien of piiits, end the' enieei'itntien eqniiffiiente, ee eieinnstanees may eng# gest er eender expeiient, 'without departing 'eni the Spirit eff i 'A insentien.

ving new iniiy tieseiibed my invei'itien 'what i Claim new and iesiie to seenie bj1 i L latent is:

entere l. In a vehieie Wheel, the eombinatien with the spokes thereofnl of e tive-peet Spoke heed seein-ed te the end' of eeen spoke., flanges en the uppei ends et the two perte of eeen spel e :tein'iinge dovete ii eilennei between the seine, :1 tiie riin iemevabiy Surrounding the spoke heads, deve-mii luge on the inner Sinfzuze of the tiie iiin engaging the deve teil channels in the spoke heads and ineens fer forcing' the iizingee en eeen spoke head toward each other and against', the ntei'poseci ing. e

2. n a vehicle Wheel, the eombinzitien 'with the Spokes thereof, of spoke heads Seein'ed te the ends of the spokes anni having; trensieise tieve teil Channeie theieirn :t tn@ pnt tire iim ienlofvfibly sniionnding tne spoke bende, nietes to which one peut et said iiin is i'igidlf; and the other part deteeiietiiy secured, and tizineverse tiene tail ings en Seid platee adepteei te ie'anevabiy engage the deve teil channels in the spoke tiende.

3. iin a veiiieie Wheelf1 the eeanbinzitien with the spokes thereof, et e.. two-part head seenied :it the enel of each Spoke? en ertieie manufacture Wheei rin divided iengi'ndiineiiy inte two parte and having e es of intiepenen Sepemted nietes distributed abouty time innei Sui:-

eee thereof nel eaeli rigidly e'eenifefi by m all@ inependent fastening meanste @een e-W rimv in e W'neei9 ivicieci iengitncti naiiya ai seiries nietes distibnteci about the inteiiei" sui-ieee tfieieez?, means foi fastening i each et Seid p1 pemanentiyte '-e-ne the iiin pentei4 enit ine'zine :tei: i'igieiiy en@ de teeneeijy faetening eeen ei the platee te `the @there um @MAS JB.

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